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Name Portrait Party Office Electoral District [3] Took office Left office Refs. Anura Kumara Dissanayake: National People's Power: President: Sri Lanka: 23 September 2024 [a] [4] [2] Minister of Defence: 24 September 2024 [a] Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development: 24 September 2024 [a] Minister of Digital Economy: 18 November ...
Following the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, the JVP launched its second insurrection against the Sri Lankan Government, and in 1987 a 19-year-old Dissanayake formally joined the JVP with his first cousin Sunil Dissanayake (Sunil Aiya), who convinced him to join while waiting for his GCE (AL) examination results.
As per the Sri Lankan Constitution, the President is a member of and head of the cabinet. [1] The president appoints as Prime Minister, a Member of Parliament who has the confidence of parliament. [1] Other ministers of the cabinet are appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister. [2]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 10 Jayewardene cabinet I: 23 July 1977: 7 September 1978: William Gopallawa (1972–1978) J. R. Jayewardene: United National Party: 11 Jayewardene cabinet II 7 September 1978: 1980: J. R. Jayewardene: 12 Jayewardene cabinet III 1980: 1988: 13 Jayewardene cabinet IV 1988: 2 January 1989: 14 Premadasa cabinet I: 2 January ...
The Kumaratunga cabinet saw the only significant period of co-habitation in Sri Lanka since the executive presidency was introduced in 1978. Between 2001 and 2004 President Kumaratunga, leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party / People's Alliance , had to share power with her opponents, the United National Party / United National Front .
She was the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) from 1994 to 2005. [1] [2] [3] The longest-serving Sri Lankan president, she was elected in 1994, when she defeated UNP candidate Srima Dissanayake in the largest landslide victory in Sri Lankan history, winning 62
The Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2005 and 2015. It was formed in November 2005 after the presidential election and it ended in January 2015 after the opposition's victory in the presidential election .
The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka. The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more of a ceremonial position. It was empowered with executive powers by the 1978 Constitution introduced by J. R. Jayewardene.